Private Properties

By

Danielle Reed Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Aug. 10, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

Knock Down, Move Out

One of Hollywood's most prominent entertainment lawyers is making waves -- in East Coast real estate. Kenneth Ziffren, a founding partner of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca & Fischer -- their clients have included DreamWorks SKG and the National Football League -- will soon close on a deal to sell his home on 73.7 acres in Washington, Conn., for more than $6 million, a record for Litchfield County. Mr. Ziffren bought a house on the site in 1996 for $2.35 million, according to public records. But he tore that home down and replaced it with a 6,000-square-foot Colonial main house and several...